Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Mike Huckabee is hawking a new "history" DVD on the terror attacks as part of his "Learn Our History" series.

"Join the TimeCycle Academy as they travel to one of the darkest days in our history...but also a day of incredible bravery and a triumph of the American spirit," the preview video teases, as the attacks are quickly followed by President Bush promising retribution and the U.S. "breaking apart Al Qaeda."

He said his series "really bring[s] attention to the spiritual foundings of this country."

Agreeing with host Pat Robertson, who suggested that education is failing American children, he said, "If you look at a typical text book today, you'd think that America is an imperialistic, war-mongering country that's gone around pushing people around for the last 250 years," Huckabee said.

And he had some statistics: 98% of the children who watch the series love it, and — wait for it — 89% of liberals who watch like it, too!

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In this week's edition of our breakout new podcast, "The Conversation," host Matt Price interviews KATV Meteorologist Todd Yakoubian. They cover a range of issues including climate change, why the Ozark Mountains are the reason Little Rock doesn't get much snow and fake news in the weather world.

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